Brisbane Lions

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Brisbane Lions
Names
Full name	Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club Limited, trading as Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)	Lions
2018 season
Home-and-away season	15th
Leading goalkicker	Eric Hipwood (37)
Merrett–Murray Medal	Dayne Zorko
Club details
Founded	1996
Colours	Maroon,      blue, and      gold
Competition	Australian Football League
Chairman	Andrew Wellington[2]
CEO	Greg Swann
Coach	Chris Fagan
Captain(s)	Dayne Zorko
Premierships	3:[3]2001, 2002, 2003
Ground(s)	The Gabba (capacity: 42,000)
Training ground(s)	The Gabba
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
Other information
Official website	lions.com.au
Current season

The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club was formed in late 1996 from the merger of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears. The Lions are one of the most successful AFL clubs of the 21st century, having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals from 2001 to 2004 and winning three premierships (2001, 2002, 2003).

The club is based at the Gabba. The team is captained by Dayne Zorko and coached by Chris Fagan.

Contents

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  1 History: Start of a new era
  
  
  
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    1.1 Beginnings: 1997–2000
    
  
  
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    1.2 Triple premiership success: 2001–2003
    
  
  
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    1.3 Rebuild of the Lions' second generation: 2005–2008
    
  
  
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    1.4 Michael Voss: 2009–2013
    
  
  
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    1.5 Playing under Justin Leppitsch: 2014–2016
    
  
  
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    1.6 Chris Fagan era: 2017–present
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Corporate
  
  
  
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    2.1 Membership base and sponsorship
    
  
  
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  3 Club symbols
  
  
  
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    3.1 Emblem
    
  
  
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    3.2 Guernseys
    
  
  
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    3.3 Mascot
    
  
  
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    3.4 Song
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Rivalries
  
  
  
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    4.1 Collingwood
    
  
  
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    4.2 Port Adelaide
    
  
  
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    4.3 Gold Coast
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Honours
  
  
  
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    5.1 Men's
    
    
    
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      5.1.1 Seniors
      
    
    
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      5.1.2 Reserves
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    5.2 Women's
    
  
  
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    5.3 Individual
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Club facts
  
  
  
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    6.1 Coaches
    
    
    
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      6.1.1 Men's
      
    
    
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    6.2 Captains
    
    
    
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      6.2.1 Men's
      
    
    
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    6.3 Biggest home crowds
    
  
  
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    6.4 AFL finishing positions (1997–present)
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Players
  
  
  
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    7.1 Current squad
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Reserves team
  
  
  
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    8.1 Premierships
    
  
  
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    8.2 Season summaries
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 AFL Women's team
  
  
  
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    9.1 Current squad
    
  
  
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    9.2 Non-playing/coaching staff
    
  
  
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    9.3 Best and fairest winners
    
  
  
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    9.4 Season summaries
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 See also
  


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  11 References
  


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  12 External links
  

History: Start of a new era

Main article: History of the Brisbane Lions

The Brisbane Lions were officially launched on 1 November 1996, joining the national competition in 1997.

Beginnings: 1997–2000

In their first year as a combined club the Lions made the finals, finishing in eighth position after being defeated by the St Kilda Football Club in a qualifying final. The following year, however, they finished in last position, despite boasting a talented playing list.

Triple premiership success: 2001–2003

Michael Voss captained Brisbane to three successive premierships

As the Brisbane Lions, the club won its first AFL premiership in the 2001 AFL Grand Final, defeating Essendon 15.18 (108) to 12.10 (82).^[4] Lions utility player Shaun Hart won the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final.^[5]:521

In 2002, the Lions won back-to-back premierships when they defeated Collingwood 9.12 (66) to 10.15 (75) in the 2002 AFL Grand Final in cold and wet conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Early in the contest the Lions lost both ruckman Beau McDonald and utility player Martin Pike (who had already had nine possessions in the first quarter) to injury and had to complete the match with a limited bench.

In 2003, the Lions would win their 3rd premiership in a row, and second in a row against the Collingwood Magpies. With a number of players under an injury cloud – and having lost to Collingwood in a qualifying final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground three weeks previously – the Lions went into the game as underdogs. However, they sealed their place in history as an AFL dynasty by thrashing the Magpies in cool but sunny conditions. At one stage in the final quarter the Lions led by almost 80 points before relaxing when the match was well and truly won, allowing Collingwood to score the last four goals. The final score of 20.14 (134) to 12.12 (84)^[5]:860 saw the club become only the fourth in VFL/AFL history to win three consecutive premierships and the first since the creation of the AFL. Simon Black claimed the Norm Smith Medal with a dominant 39 possession match, the most possessions ever gathered by a player in a grand final.^[6]

The 2004 season saw Brisbane remain in the top portion of the ladder for most of the season. Reaching the finals in second position, Brisbane controversially had to travel to Melbourne to play against Geelong in the preliminary final, due to a contract between the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the Australian Football League (AFL) that required one preliminary final to be played each year at the MCG.^[7]Port Adelaide had finished on top of the ladder and hosted the other preliminary final in Adelaide. Despite this setback, Brisbane beat Geelong and reached the AFL Grand Final for the fourth consecutive year. Their opponents, Port Adelaide, playing in their first ever grand final, were too good on the day and recorded a 40-point win.^[8]

Rebuild of the Lions' second generation: 2005–2008

Training, May 2007

The Lions began the 2006 season optimistically, but injuries again plagued the club, whose players recorded an AFL record total of 200 matches lost to injury for the season.

The Brisbane Lions finished runner up in the 2007 NAB Cup and then went on to create history by being the first team in the history of the AFL to have five co-captains. That year, the Lions failed to make the finals for a third successive year in 2007.

The Lions began the 2008 NAB Cup shakily, losing to Essendon by 27 points. The team struggled for the season and missed out on the finals with a 10–12 record, losing 3 games despite having at least 5 more scoring shots in each of those games. Coach Leigh Matthews resigned at the end of the season after 10 seasons and 3 premierships with the club.

Michael Voss: 2009–2013

Main articles: 2009 Brisbane Lions season and 2010 Brisbane Lions season

Brendan Fevola became the first player to be traded the year after winning the Coleman Medal. He originally came from Carlton.

The Lions made a good start in the 2009 NAB Cup under new senior coach Michael Voss by registering a 9-point win over St Kilda. However this was followed by a series of losses in the pre-season to Essendon, Melbourne and Richmond. Their season ended with a 51-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

The 2009/2010 off-season was dominated by the arrival of Brendan Fevola from Carlton, and the hype was focused on Fevola and Jonathan Brown in the sense that the Lions could capitalise on their strong 2009 season. Indeed, the Lions won their first four matches of the 2010 season to be top of the ladder after four rounds, but they would only win three more games after that to crash to a lowly finish by season's end. One of those wins however, was against eventual premiers Collingwood.

The Lions' 2010/2011 off-season was disrupted by the sacking of Fevola after just one season at the Lions, following repeated off-field indiscretions which included getting drunk in the Brisbane streets during New Year's Eve celebrations. On the field, the Lions won only four games for the year, but only one against any Victorian team, and that was North Melbourne, in Round 9. Despite their worst season since 1998, coach Michael Voss was granted a contract extension after the board recommended that Voss was the best man to take the club forward into the future. Leading into season 2012, only two players from the triple-premiership winning team of 2001–2003 remained: Simon Black and Jonathan Brown.

The 2013 season started well for Brisbane, defeating Carlton in the final of the NAB Cup, with Daniel Rich winning the Michael Tuck Medal for best on ground and Aaron Cornelius showing some good form. However, things began to decline from then, with losses to the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide. However, in the 5th QClash match against Gold Coast, the Lions won by two points, with Jonathan Brown winning the Marcus Ashcroft Medal. Injuries were beginning to take a toll, with young players Claye Beams and Jared Polec suffering severe injuries. In Round 13, Brisbane defeated second-placed Geelong, coming from 52 points down late in the third quarter to win by 5 points due to an Ash McGrath goal after the siren in his 200th match.

On 13 August 2013, coach Michael Voss was told that his contract would not be renewed.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Playing under Justin Leppitsch: 2014–2016

On 25 August 2013, former premiership player of the Lions, Justin Leppitsch, was confirmed to be the senior coach of the Lions for the next 3 seasons starting in 2014

On 18 October 2013, Brisbane Lions legend Simon Black announced his retirement.

During round 13, 2014 Lions captain Jonathan Brown was the victim of a facial injury in a clash between the Lions and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. He collided with Tomas Bugg's knee and was taken off the ground. He suffered a concussion, which caused his retirement from football. Along with the retirement of Ashley McGrath in August 2014, no active players remain from any of the club's triple-premiership winning sides.^[13]

On 29 August 2016, Leppitsch was sacked as coach of the Lions.^[14]

Chris Fagan era: 2017–present

On 4 October 2016, Chris Fagan was announced as the Lions' coach from the 2017 season onwards.^[15]

Corporate

Membership base and sponsorship

Crowds and memberships for the Brisbane Lions grew dramatically during the four seasons in which they made the AFL Grand Final. Since then, with the team being less successful, attendances have declined, but have remained stable over the past three seasons. In 2009 the Lions found it so difficult to sell corporate boxes that they resorted to doing so on a game-by-game basis.^[16] 2017 memberships were the lowest the club has had since 2012.

Year	Members [17]	Change from previous season	Finishing position	Finals result/Wooden spoon?	Average home crowd [18]	Profit (loss)	Kit manufacturer	Major sponsor/s	Shorts Sponsor
1997	16,769	N/A	8th	Qualifying finalists	19,550	Unknown	Puma	Carlton & United Breweries	Spam
1998	16,108	661	16th	Wooden spoon	16,675
1999	16,931	823	3rd	Preliminary finalists	21,890				Devine Homes
2000	20,295	3,364	6th	Semi-finalists	27,406			AAPT	Spam
2001	18,330	1,965	2nd	Premiers	27,638	($845,000)[19]	Russell Athletic		Bio Organics Vitamins
2002	22,288	3,958	2nd	Premiers	26,895	Unknown			AAMI
2003	24,365	2,077	3rd	Premiers	31,717	$2,200,000[20]
2004	30,221	5,856	2nd	Grand finalists	33,619	Unknown
2005	28,913	1,308	11th	N/A	33,267
2006	26,459	2,454	13th		28,630
2007	21,976	4,483	10th		28,848	$1,058,000[21]	Puma	Vodafone
2008	22,737	761	10th		28,128	($2,200,030)[22]			HBA
2009	24,873	2,136	6th	Semi-finalists	29,172	($603,207)[23]			MBF
2010	26,779	1,906	13th	N/A	29,933	($2,713,848)[24]		Bank of Queensland, Conergy
2011	22,338	4,441	15th		20,462	($1,855,926)[25]	BLK		Bupa
2012	20,762	1,576	13th		20,344	($2,513,262)[26]
2013	24,130	3,368	12th		21,083	($1,574,762)[27]		National Storage, Vero Insurance
2014	24,012	118	15th		19,743	($3,543,138)[28]			TechnologyOne
2015	25,408	1,396	17th		18,810	($681,053)[29]			Garuda Indonesia
2016	23,286	2,122	17th		17,074	($1,783,506)[30]		Camperdown Dairy International, Vero Insurance	N/A
2017	21,362	1,924	18th	Wooden spoon	16,455	($2,261,990)[31]	Majestic Athletic		XXXX
2018	24,867	3,505	15th	N/A	18,405	($230,641)[32]		Oaks Hotels & Resorts, Vero Insurance
2019								Oaks Hotels & Resorts, SOOW

Statistics highlighted in bold denote the best known season for Brisbane in that category

Statistics highlighted in italic denote the worst known season for Brisbane in that category

Non-playing/coaching staff

Name	Position
Greg Swann	Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Wellington	Chairman
Sarah Kelly	Deputy Chairman
Cyril Jinks	Directors
Leigh Matthews
Peter McGregor
Mick Power
Cathie Reid
Ross Thornton
David Noble	General Manager of Football
Dom Abrogio	List Manager
Melissa Lambert	Player Welfare Manager
Andrew Crowell	Head of Welfare and Wellbeing
Matthew Francis	Football Manager
Damien Austin	High Performance Manager
Stephen Conole	Senior Recruiting Manager
Leon Harris	Recruitment Consultant

Club symbols

Emblem

In 1997 the club unveiled its new merger emblem it would consist of the iconic golden Fitzroy Lion on a badge (which was the style in the AFL at the time) of Maroon and Blue. The club used this from 1997 to the end of 2001 after their first premiership. In 2002 the club would unveil a new emblem in the shape of a football with the words "Brisbane Lions" in the middle with the golden Lion placed inside the O of Lion. The club continued the use of this emblem until the 2010 season when they changed the entire emblem dropping the golden Lion and replaced it with a cartoonish style Lions head. The club also removed the golden Lion from the team guernseys and introduced the new emblem on the body of the original Lion. The change was met with much backlash as many supporters dubbed the new emblem the "Paddle Pop Lion" after the popular ice cream of the same name. In 2014 after overwhelming response from the supporters the club dropped the new emblem from their guernseys and reintroduced the classic golden Lion which they wore from 1997 until 2010. Though the club has kept the current emblem for all club related advertising and marketing.

Guernseys

The three types of guernseys prominently worn are:

• Home guernsey (worn since 2015): Maroon and blue based guernsey with original Fitzroy lion, coloured gold and maroon. SOOW is the sponsor on the front and Oaks Hotels & Resorts is the sponsor on the back (home shorts worn in home games and away shorts worn in away games not played in Victoria). The Lions also wore this jumper from 1997 to 2009 before switching to a more 'modern' lion.


• Away guernsey (worn since 2015): Red and blue based guernsey with original Fitzroy lion, coloured gold and red. SOOW is the sponsor on the front and Oaks Hotels & Resorts is the sponsor on the back (away shorts worn). The Lions also wore this jumper from 2008 to 2009 before switching to a more 'modern' lion.


• Clash guernsey (worn since 2017): Reminiscent of the Bears’ final guernsey, this guernsey features maroon, yellow and white with original Fitzroy lion, coloured maroon and gold. SOOW is the sponsor on the front and Oaks Hotels & Resorts is the sponsor on the back (away shorts worn).

Mascot

Bernie "Gabba" Vegas

As of 2016 the lions new mascot 'Roy' was introduced.
The Lion's Mascot Manor representative and club mascot is Bernie "Gabba" Vegas, a caricature of a lion dressed in Brisbane Lions jumper, sunglasses, wide lapels, and flares, designed to resemble Elvis Presley.

Song

The club's team song, "The Pride of Brisbane Town", is based on the Fitzroy club song, and is sung to the music of "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem:^[33]

We are the pride of Brisbane town,

we wear maroon, blue and gold,

we will always fight for victory,

like Fitzroy and Bears of old,

all for one, and one for all,

we will answer to the call,

go Lions, Brisbane Lions,

we'll kick the winning score,

you'll hear our mighty roar!

Rivalries

The Brisbane Lions have three main rivals, Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Gold Coast.

Collingwood

The biggest rival for the Lions is Collingwood, both of these clubs have been involved in scrappy and brutal encounters. In the early 2000s they played in many monumental games including Grand Finals. Having built up plenty of history in the relatively short existence as a merged club. Pre-merger Fitzroy was a neighbouring suburb to Collingwood, with the boundary being based on Smith Street,^[34] along with the fact that Fitzroy and Collingwood topped the VFL/AFL premiership tally during the early decades of the VFL competition. The Brisbane Bears also had a bit of history with the Magpies as Nathan Buckley famously deflected to Collingwood after one season on the Bears list, citing that he wanted to win premierships, ironically retiring at the end of the 2007 season without a premiership as a player in the AFL.^[35] The Bears also lost their final regular season match in their final season to the Magpies, costing the Bears the minor premiership that season.^[36] However the rivalry between the Lions and the Magpies has been properly ignited post-merger, starting in late 1999 when Collingwood played their last ever VFL/AFL game at their spiritual home ground, Victoria Park with the Lions emerging 42 point victors that day and consigning the Magpies to their second wooden spoon, to the dissatisfaction of the Collingwood supporters.^[37] The rivalry between the two clubs went to the next level as the clubs played off in two consecutive Grand Finals in 2002 and 2003, with the Lions emerging victors on both occasions.^[38][39] These grand final results further fueled the bitterness that Collingwood supporters and their president Eddie McGuire still have towards the Brisbane Lions to this day, despite the Lions having a poor decade on the field after their golden era. Due to many Collingwood supporters migrating up to Queensland and many Brisbane Lions supporters residing in Victoria (many of which were ex-Fitzroy supporters), along with the on-field history between the two clubs, many Lions supporters consider a Brisbane Lions v Collingwood match-up to be their derby, despite the clubs being over 1700 km apart and the fact that there are many clubs in the competition that are geographically closer to each other.

Port Adelaide

The second biggest rival of the Lions is Port Adelaide, with the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy merging to become the Brisbane Lions in order to allow Port Adelaide to enter the AFL competition. This created some dissatisfaction between old Bears and Fitzroy supporters who have felt that they have lost their clubs. In their first season in the AFL, the Lions narrowly made the finals at the expense of Port Adelaide, with the Power narrowly missing out on percentage.^[40] However the rivalry was properly ignited during the early 2000s, as both clubs fielded strong teams during that period. In 2001 the Lions defeated the Power in the Qualifying final en route to their first of three consecutive premierships,^[41] with Port bowing out in straight sets that year. In 2002 Port defeated Brisbane by 6 points in the final regular season game to narrowly claim the minor premiership,^[42] however Brisbane would eliminate Port in the Preliminary Final that year to claim their second premiership out of their hat-trick of premierships.^[43] In 2003 Port would claim their second consecutive minor premiership, however they would go on to lose their qualifying and preliminary finals again, as the Lions would claim their hat-trick of premierships that season. However, in 2004 Port Adelaide would finally break through and win their first AFL premiership, defeating the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final and preventing them from what would have been a historic four premierships in a row.^[44] In adding further insult to injury for Lions fans, it meant that their biggest rivals, Collingwood, would remain the only team in the VFL/AFL to win four-in-a-row. The rivalry between the two clubs has cooled down since the early 2000s, however, there are a few Lions supporters that still consider Port Adelaide to be a bigger rival than Collingwood.

Gold Coast

The introduction of the Gold Coast Suns into the competition in 2011 saw a rivalry within Queensland Football for the first time ever. The Lions and Suns play each other two times a year. The best player on the ground is awarded the Marcus Ashcroft Medal. Gold Coast won the first QClash by 8 points in round 7, 2011.

Honours

Men's

Seniors

• Australian Football League

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  Premierships (3): 2001, 2002, 2003
  


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  Runners-up (1): 2004
  


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  Wooden spoons (2): 1998, 2017
  


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  Premierships (1): 2013
  


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  Runners-up (2): 2001, 2007
  

Reserves

• Queensland Australian Football League

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  Premierships (1): 2001
  


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  Runners-up (0):


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  Wooden spoons (0):

• North East Australian Football League

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  Premierships (3): 2012, 2013, 2017
  


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  Runners-up (0):


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  Wooden spoons (1): 2016
  

Women's

• AFL Women's

Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018

Minor premierships (1): 2017

Individual

Main article: List of Brisbane Lions individual awards and records

Club facts

Position	Men's team	Women's team
Premiership	2001, 2002, 2003
Minor premiers		2017
Runners-up	2004	2017, 2018
Wooden Spoons	1998, 2017

Coaches

Men's

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  John Northey: 1997–1998


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  Roger Merrett: 1998 (caretaker)


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  Leigh Matthews: 1999–2008


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  John Blakey: 2005 (caretaker)


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  Michael Voss: 2009–2013


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  Mark Harvey: 2013 (caretaker)


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  Justin Leppitsch: 2014–2016


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  Chris Fagan: 2017–present

Women's

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  Craig Starsevich 2017–present

Captains

Men's

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  Michael Voss (co-captain: 1997–2000; captain: 2000–2006)


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  Alastair Lynch (co-captain: 1997–2000)


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  Chris Johnson (co-captain: 2007)


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  Nigel Lappin (co-captain: 2007–2008)


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  Simon Black (co-captain: 2007–2008)


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  Luke Power (co-captain: 2007–2008)


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  Jonathan Brown (co-captain: 2007–2008, 2013; captain: 2009–2012)


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  Jed Adcock (co-captain: 2013; captain: 2014)


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  Tom Rockliff (captain: 2015–2016)


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  Dayne Beams (captain: 2017–2018)


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  Dayne Zorko (captain: 2018–present)

Women's

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  Emma Zielke 2017-2018


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  Leah Kaslar 2019–present

Biggest home crowds

Rank	Crowd	Round, Season	Result	Opponent	Brisbane Lions	Opposition	Margin	Venue	Day/Night/Twilight
1	37,224	15, 2005	Win	Collingwood	19.19 (133)	7.13 (55)	+78	The Gabba	Night
2	37,032	PF2, 2001	Win	Richmond	20.16 (136)	10.8 (68)	+68	The Gabba	Night
3	36,803	4, 2003	Win	Collingwood	14.11 (95)	11.15 (81)	+14	The Gabba	Night
4	36,780	2, 2010	Win	Carlton	16.11 (107)	12.16 (88)	+19	The Gabba	Night
5	36,467	3, 2004	Win	Collingwood	21.11 (137)	12.5 (77)	+60	The Gabba	Night
6	36,197	1, 2003	Win	Essendon	14.20 (104)	8.13 (61)	+43	The Gabba	Night
7	36,149	10, 2001	Win	Essendon	15.12 (102)	10.14 (74)	+28	The Gabba	Night
8	36,077	17, 2005	Win	Essendon	17.12 (114)	14.17 (101)	+13	The Gabba	Night
9	35,898	3, 2002	Win	Essendon	17.15 (117)	9.13 (67)	+50	The Gabba	Night
10	35,823	21, 2004	Win	St Kilda	20.10 (130)	13.7 (85)	+45	The Gabba	Day

AFL finishing positions (1997–present)

Legend: Premiers, Wooden spoon

Finishing Position	Year (Finals in Bold)	Tally
Premiers	2001, 2002, 2003	3
Runner Up	2004	1
3rd	nil	0
4th	1999	1
5th	2000	1
6th	2009	1
7th	nil	0
8th	1997	1
9th	nil	0
10th	2007, 2008	2
11th	2005	1
12th	2013	1
13th	2006, 2010, 2012	3
14th	nil	0
15th	2011, 2014, 2018	3
16th	1998	1
17th	2015, 2016	2
18th	2017	1

Players

Current squad

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Ben Keays  2 Luke Hodge  3 Allen Christensen  5 Mitch Robinson  6 Hugh McCluggage  7 Jarrod Berry  8 Ely Smith  9 Lachie Neale 10 Daniel Rich 11 Lincoln McCarthy 12 Stefan Martin 13 Tom Berry 14 Josh Walker 15 Dayne Zorko (c) 16 Cameron Rayner 17 Jarryd Lyons 18 Nick Robertson 20 Cedric Cox 21 Sam Skinner 23 Charlie Cameron		24 Marcus Adams 25 Daniel McStay 26 Tom Cutler 27 Darcy Gardiner 28 Lewis Taylor 29 Alex Witherden 30 Eric Hipwood 31 Harris Andrews (vc) 32 Tom Joyce 33 Zac Bailey 34 Toby Wooller 35 Ryan Lester 36 Rhys Mathieson 37 Brandon Starcevich 38 Connor Ballenden 39 Corey Lyons 40 Jack Payne 43 Noah Answerth 44 Archie Smith 45 Connor McFadyen				4 Ryan Bastinac 19 Jacob Allison 22 Mitchell Hinge 41 Matt Eagles (B) 42 James Madden (B) 46 Oscar McInerney 47 Tom Fullarton (B)		Head coach Chris Fagan Assistant coaches Dale Tapping (midfield) Murray Davis (defence) Ben Hudson (ruck and midfield) Jed Adcock (forwards) Danny Daly (football strategy) Scott Borlace (head of development) Paul Henriksen (development) Zane Littlejohn (development) Mitch Hahn (NEAFL coach) Josh Hunt (Lions academy head coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) (B) Category B rookie Updated: 3 March 2019 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Reserves team

Main article: Australian Football League reserves affiliations

The Brisbane Lions have entered a reserves team in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition since 2011. The club had previously entered a reserves team in the local Queensland Australian Football League in 1998, known as the Lion Cubs but became the Suncoast Lions Football Club in 2004 and were based on the Sunshine Coast. They would win their first premiership in 2001 when they defeated the Southport Sharks in the QAFL Grand Final. A stand-alone Brisbane Lions reserves team was created in 2011 and began playing in the Northern Conference of the North East Australian Football League. In 2012, the Lions won the Northern Conference and overall NEAFL premierships, a feat which was repeated in 2013. The Lions reserves play home games at the South Pine Sports Complex in Brendale, a facility opened in 2016.

Premierships

Premierships (4)
Year	Competition	Opponent	Score	Venue
2001	QAFL	Southport Sharks	13.20 (98) – 13.8 (86)	Giffin Park
2012	NEAFL	Queanbeyan Tigers	22.12 (144) – 11.9 (75)	Manuka Oval
2013	NEAFL	Sydney Swans	12.9 (81) – 10.13 (73)	Graham Rd Oval
2017	NEAFL	Sydney Swans	10.22 (82) – 12.13 (85)	Sydney Cricket Ground

Season summaries

Season	Competition	W–L–D	Ladder position	Finals result/Wooden spoon?	Coach
1998	QAFL	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown[a]	Roger Merrett
1999					Unknown
2000
2001				Premiers	Craig Brittain
2002				Unknown[a]
2003
2004
2005
2006					John Blakey/Daryn Cresswell
2007					Craig Brittain
					Justin Leppitsch (caretaker)
2008					Paul Hudson
					Justin Leppitsch (caretaker)
2009					Craig Brittain
2010		6–12–0	8th	N/A	Craig McRae
2011	NEAFL (Northern Conference)	4–13–1	10th	Wooden spoon	Nathan Clarke
2012		14–4–0	2nd	Premiers
2013		16–2–0	1st (Minor premiers)	Premiers	Leigh Harding
2014	NEAFL	6–12–0	9th	N/A
2015		2–16–0	10th		Shane Woewodin[45]
2016		3–15–0	10th	Wooden spoon
2017		15–3–0	2nd	Premiers	Mitch Hahn
2018		10–7–1	5th	Elimination finalists

Statistics highlighted in bold denote the best known season for Brisbane in that category

Statistics highlighted in italic denote the worst known season for Brisbane in that category

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   ^ ^ab Whilst the finals result is unknown, it is known the team was neither premiers nor runners-up.
   

AFL Women's team

In May 2016, the club launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017.^[46]
The Brisbane Lions were granted a license on 15 June 2016, becoming one of eight teams to compete in the league's first season.^[47] Former AFL Queensland employee Breeanna Brock was appointed to the position of Women's CEO the following day.^[47]

Tayla Harris and Sabrina Frederick-Traub were the club's first signings, unveiled along with the league's other 14 marquee players on 27 July 2016.^[48] A further 23 senior players and two rookie players were added to the club's inaugural list in the league's drafting and signing period. Emma Zielke will captain the team for their inaugural season.^[49]

Former Collingwood and Brisbane Bears player and AFL Queensland coach Craig Starcevich was appointed the team's inaugural head coach in June 2016.^[50] The rest of the coaching team was announced on 8 November 2016 as David Lake as the midfield coach, Daniel Merrett as the backline coach and Brent Staker as the forward coach.^[51]

Existing club sponsor Hyundai, along with Epic Pharmacy, will sponsor the team in 2017.^[52]

The team plays its home games at the South Pine Sports Complex in Brendale.

Current squad

Brisbane Lions (AFL Women's) view talk edit
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Emily Bates  2 Bella Ayre  3 Breanna Koenen  4 Sharni Webb  5 Sam Virgo (vc)  6 Megan Hunt  7 Jordan Zanchetta  8 Emma Zielke (vc)  9 Kate McCarthy 10 Paige Parker 11 Leah Kaslar (c) 12 Sophie Conway 13 Kate Lutkins (vc) 14 Sabrina Frederick-Traub 15 Nat Exon		16 Lauren Arnell 17 Nat Grider 18 Ally Anderson 19 Emma Pittman 20 Shannon Campbell 21 Arianna Clarke 23 Jess Wuetschner 24 Ruby Blair 26 Tori Groves-Little 27 Jessy Keeffe 28 Gabby Collingwood 30 Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw 32 Lauren Bella 33 McKenzie Dowrick				22 Bri McFarlane 25 Jacqui Yorston 29 Jade Ellenger 31 Krystal Scott		Head coach Craig Starcevich Assistant coaches David Lake (midfield) Daniel Merrett (backline) Brent Staker (forwards) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Injury list Upgraded rookie Updated: 3 March 2019 Source(s): Players, Coaches

Non-playing/coaching staff

Name	Position
Breeanna Brock	Chief Executive Officer
Jess Blechnyden	Football Analyst
Lana McLoughan	Sports Psychologist
Michael Swann	Wellbeing Mentor
Matt Green	High Performance Manager
Tiernan Gamble	Strength and Condition Coordinator
Miranda O'Hara	Head of Medical
Tara Long	Physio
Jeremy Schoenmaker	Head Trainer
Kieran Miles	Doctor

Best and fairest winners

Season	Recipient	Ref.
2017	Emily Bates	[53]
2018	Kate Lutkins	[54]

Season summaries

Year	Members	Change from previous season	Finishing position	Finals result/Wooden spoon?	Average home crowd	Kit manufacturer	Major sponsor/s	Shorts sponsor
2017	500	N/A	1st	Grand Finalist	4,400	Cotton On Group	Hyundai	Austraffic
2018	Unknown	Unknown	2nd	Grand Finalist	3,133		Bond University, Hyundai
2019							Bond University, Icon Group

See also

• 
  Australian rules football portal
  


• 
  Brisbane portal
  

• Wikipedia listing of Brisbane Lions players


• Merrett–Murray Medal


• Australian rules football in Queensland


• Sport in Queensland


• Sport in Australia


• Brisbane Broncos

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